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aggregate (construction material)
Sand, gravel, or crushed stone mixed with cement and water to make concrete or mortar. It forms the bulk and structural body of the hardened material.
The sand, gravel, or crushed stone that is bound together by cement paste to form concrete or mortar. Classified by particle size into coarse and fine types.
Common collocations
- 粗骨材: coarse aggregate (gravel, crushed stone)
- 細骨材: fine aggregate (sand)